Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Memorable AJ Moments from 2007

In the next couple of weeks we plan to open up our "Quote Book" and share some of the most standout quotes from some of your favorite Red Bull Racing team members. This first installment includes quotes from the driver of the No. 84, AJ Allmendinger. (And since AJ always has a lot to say, stay tuned for a Part 2 blog of AJ quotes in a week or 2).

“It’s been a wild ride. No matter what happens from here on out, it’ll be 12 months I’ll never forget.” — AJ on transitioning from Champ Car to NASCAR, and getting married in between

“Are we still doing karaoke tonight?” - AJ to spotter Tim Fedewa during the Daytona truck race. Timmy's response: “Yeah, if you have Rod Stewart.”

“Just so you guys know, it’s kind of fun passing all these cars. And it is even cooler passing them on the high line. Makes you feel more like a man.” — AJ while driving to a career-best 15th-place finish Oct. 13 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway

“It’s all about holding it up high on the first lap, trying to be smooth on the second lap, holding it on the bottom and praying the car is fast enough.” — AJ on restrictor-plate qualifying

“What are we, about halfway?” - AJ on lap 46 of 500 of his first race at Bristol Motor Speedway

“I do it to learn the track, but it’s competition — whether you’re playing someone else or the computer. It’s a fun thing to do. I’d like to say it’s a relaxing thing to do, and in a lot of ways, it is. But sometimes I’m throwing that stupid controller around because I’m losing.” — AJ the video gamer

“Pretend there is a bag of those Quizno’s chips under the brake pedal that you don’t want to crush.” - Crew chief Ricky Viers to AJ during the first Charlotte race. AJ's response: “I could go for some of those right now.”

14 Comments:

It's been a long time since I've laughed this hard. Tears and everything!! You just have to love AJ's eloquent way of phrasing things. This was definetly a highlight in my day. Thanks AJ for all those memorable lines!!

Yummy Quizno's Chips. I want some! LOL. Those were hilarious. Thanks for bringing some of those quotes to life. I'm sure not everyone has heard them. I look foward to seeing some of BV's. Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving holiday. Take it easy, but don't eat too much.

AJ your quotes are so funny plus you make me laugh so hard that I have tears coming from my eyes.I'm sure that part 2 will just be as funny. I also can't wait until I see some of BV's quotes.Happy Thanksgiving Team Red Bull, BV,and AJ, Lynne, Mahria, and many more.

The Bristol quote is priceless. AJ's personality won me over as a fan. I can hardly wait for next year. The aniticipation for Daytona is like, when I was a kid waiting on Christmas day. Can't wait till we can "Go get 'em boys!"